SHOOTER "Pilot" Written by John Hlavin Based on the novel POINT OF IMPACT By Stephen Hunter WHITE Prod Draft 9-24-15 BLUE Full Draft 9-28-15 PINK Pages (2pgs - Sc.98-113) 9-29-15 PINK Pages TBC © 2015, Paramount Television No portion of this script may be performed or reproduced by any means, or quoted or published in any medium without prior written consent of PARAMOUNT TELEVISION. 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 9003 SHOOTER "Pilot" CAST BOB LEE SWAGGER (VOICE) ............................ RYAN PHILLIPPE ISAAC JOHNSON ......................................... OMAR EPPS FBI AGENT NADINE MEMPHIS .............................. EMILY RIOS JULIE SWAGGER .............................................. TBC JACK PAYNE ................................................. TBC FBI AIC CLARE HOPKINS ...................................... TBC FBI AGENT JOHN RENLOW ...................................... TBC MARY SWAGGER ............................................... TBC FBI AGENT ZEHNDER ........................................... TBC FBI AGENT SIMPSON .......................................... TBC HENRY ...................................................... TBC RUFFLED MAN ................................................ TBC DONNY FENN ................................................. TBC FSB AGENT DIMITRI VOYDIAN .................................. TBC WOLF HUNTER #1 ............................................. TBC WOLF HUNTER #2 ............................................. TBC SHOP KEEPER ................................................ TBC PRESIDENT USA .............................................. TBC PRESIDENT UKRAINE ABROMIVICH .............................. TBC RUSSIAN .................................................... TBC DOCTOR ..................................................... TBC ANGRY DRIVER ............................................... TBC PIZZA DELIVERY MAN ......................................... TBC OLDER RUSSIAN .............................................. TBC MOTORCYCLE COP ............................................ TBC SHOOTER "Pilot" SETS SEATTLE, WASHINGTON INTERIOR EXTERIOR CARTER FLOUR BUILDING PORT OF SEATTLE SHOOTER ROOM GOVERNMENT SEDAN 2ND FLOOR FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE PORT OF SEATTLE RUSSIAN TRADE OFFICE GOVERNMENT SEDAN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE 4TH & DENNY WAY RUSSIAN TRADE OFFICE STREET LEVEL BACK OFFICE ROOFTOP SMALL ROOM 4TH STREET FBI OFFICE HOTEL ROOM (3RD AVE) MAIN AREA WILL CALL COFFEE AREA AWAY FROM SCIENCE CENTER I.T. ROOM DENNY WAY & FAIRVIEW AVE. OFFICE OF AGENT IN CHARGE DENNY WAY NADINE'S DESK HOSPITAL BLACK SECRET SERVICE SUV INTERSECTION PRESIDENT'S LIMO SCIENCE CENTER HOSPITAL AREA AROUND HALLWAY FRONT BOB LEE'S ROOM MOTORCADE HALLWAY OUTSIDE BOB LEE'S RM SECRET SERVICE TEMP OFFICE WAREHOUSE SEQUIM BAY, WASHINGTON INTERIOR EXTERIOR SWAGGER HOME SWAGGER HOME GUN SHACK GUN SHACK FOYER DRIVEWAY KITCHEN PORCH DINING ROOM MOUNTAIN ROAD MARY'S ROOM MONROE, WASHINGTON INTERIOR EXTERIOR HUNTER GUNS & AMMO STORE More... SHOOTER "Pilot" SETS KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN INTERIOR EXTERIOR FORWARD MARINE BASE FORWARD MARINE BASE QUALA-E-BOST QUALA-E-BOST FIELD BY BOB LEE FALLUJAH, IRAQ INTERIOR EXTERIOR DESERT ROOFTOP OLYMPIC STATE PARK, WASHINGTON INTERIOR EXTERIOR WOODS CLEARING BY WOLF TRAP DEEPER IN THE FOREST SMALL CLEARING ACROSS THE VALLEY SENECA STATE FOREST, VIRGINIA INTERIOR EXTERIOR THICK FOREST SERVICE ROAD CLEARING END OF CLEARING TEASER 1 OUT OF DARKNESS -- 1 -- SUPER SLOW MOTION: FIRE screams from the mouth of A GLOCK 41 .45 CALIBER AUTO - the RACK SLIDES, ejecting a SPENT SHELL as the REPORT DEAFENS -- VOICE (V.O.) A bullet will kill you three ways. 1 INT. UNKNOWN ROOM - DAY (D7) 1 We don’t see the TARGET, just a VAGUE MASCULINE SHAPE, as the BULLET HITS him in the hip -- He SPINS, tries to blunt the impact -- VOICE (V.O.) The first way - extremities. Miss a major artery and you’ve got ten to twenty minutes before you bleed out. Now we’re inside the body, we’re with the bullet as it rips flesh, muscle and bone before splitting into shrapnel. Out again as -- -- THE GUN FIRES - this time it HITS the MAN dead center. VOICE (V.O.) The second way - anywhere in the tens, center chest. The bullet will tumble, lots of bone to splinter, the heart or the arteries get hit, blood pressure drops to zero - you’ve got about half a minute to pray. We see the FLASH of EYES lock on the barrel of the gun. VOICE (V.O.) But, if someone wants to shut you down, immediately - the third way is the best. The kill shot. Two inches behind your eyes, right between the ears. Hit a person there and it’s lights out - like a marionette with the strings cut. WE GO INSIDE THE GUN, see the PIN BACKING UP, THEN STRIKING THE PRIMER, THE EXPLOSION OF THE GUN POWDER, THE LEAD SLUG FIRING DOWN the barrel at 850 feet per second aiming right for the Man’s head -- (CONTINUED) Shooter 'Pilot' Teaser White Prod Draft (9/24/2015) 2. 1 CONTINUED: 1 VOICE (V.O.) You’re dead before your brain can even process what happened. CUT TO BLACK: 2 INT. GUN SHACK - SWAGGER HOME - DAY (D1) 2 BOB LEE SWAGGER (late 30s), his face a mask of concentration as he cleans his M40A5 RIFLE (mounted on a work table). The walls of his GUN SHACK, his work area, are lined with CLEAN TOOLS and various guns and gun parts. Bob Lee CLEANING and PREPARING his SNIPER RIFLE will be intercut throughout the following sequence: 3 EXT. SERVICE ROAD - THICK FOREST - AERIAL - DAY (D1) 3 Lush with heavy foliage - we could be anywhere, Vietnam, Venezuela, Patagonia. We close in on a dirt service road - a PLAIN SEDAN rolls to a stop. A MAN gets out, he vibes AMERICAN, suit RUFFLED, face that hasn’t seen a razor in a few days. He’s nervous, maybe even scared, as he looks around at the green of the woods. 4 EXT. CLEARING - WOODS - DAY (D1) 4 Among the thick green trees we find a clearing, lots of scrub and brush, not a human being in sight. A DOE trots by, stops to eat, looks around -- 5 EXT. SERVICE ROAD - THICK FOREST - DAY (D1) 5 The RUFFLED MAN walks, his eyes scan the forest. He hears NOISE, TWIGS SNAPPING - he quickly moves off the road into the thickness of the trees, pulling his REVOLVER as he does -- 6 EXT. CLEARING - WOODS - DAY (D1) 6 The DOE lifts her head, then finishes eating - we slowly SWING AROUND HER to reveal Bob Lee laying PRONE, practically underneath the DOE. So still the animal doesn’t know he’s there. He lies behind a SNIPER RIFLE, wrapped in PAINTED CANVAS to hide it. The Doe trots off. Bob Lee exhales slowly, adjusts his body and presses his cheek to the stock, his eye on his optics -- HE’S HUNTING -- (CONTINUED) Shooter 'Pilot' Teaser White Prod Draft (9/24/2015) 3. 6 CONTINUED: 6 Through BOB LEE’S OPTICS we see the THICK WOODS - he’s scanning, looking for his target -- 7 EXT. CLEARING - THICK FOREST - DAY (D1) 7 The Ruffled Man, running - panicked, he comes to a LARGE CLEARING, at the far end another grouping of trees. He takes a beat, then moves into the clearing -- 8 EXT. CLEARING - WOODS - DAY (D1) 8 Bob Lee scans, his OPTICS find a HUGE GRAY WOLF, MOANING - a THICK TRAP PINCHES its leg. Bob Lee considers the target, moves on searching -- 9 EXT. END OF CLEARING - THICK FOREST - DAY (D1) 9 The Ruffled Man reaches the end of the clearing, he squats near a tree - we SEE A BLUE SPLASH of PAINT on the trunk. The Ruffled Man reaches under the exposed roots, looking for something. REVEAL: THE RUFFLED MAN BEING STUDIED THROUGH A SNIPER SCOPE. 10 EXT. CLEARING - WOODS - DAY (D1) 10 Bob Lee has his target, he lets his finger slide to the trigger, his breath shallow and calm. 11 EXT. END OF CLEARING - THICK FOREST - DAY (D1) 11 The Ruffled Man removes a SMALL ZIPLOCK BAGGIE, he opens it, a THUMB DRIVE -- The Ruffled Man stands -- 12 EXT. CLEARING - WOODS - DAY (D1) 12 Bob Lee lets his breath stream out - he squeezes the trigger - * POP * 13 EXT. END OF CLEARING - THICK FOREST - DAY (D1) 13 The RUFFLED MAN’S HEAD SPINS, PINK MIST sprays as he DROPS, dead. 14 EXT. CLEARING - WOODS - DAY (D1) 14 Bob Lee PULLS THE BOLT, POPS the SPENT CARTRIDGE and reloads without taking his eye off the SCOPE. (CONTINUED) Shooter 'Pilot' Teaser Blue (9/28/15) 4. 14 CONTINUED: 14 We NOW SEE WHAT BOB LEE SHOT - it was the WOLF TRAP CHAIN. Bob Lee wasn’t hunting the Ruffled Man, he was freeing the wolf. He’s in a completely different location. The WOLF, now free, DRAGS its HURT LEG and moves off. Bob Lee searches the area, three hundred yards away, TWO HUNTERS, BOTH LAUGHING AND DRINKING, RIFLES being carried dangerously, no regard for safety. 15 EXT. END OF CLEARING - THICK FOREST - DAY (D1) 15 The Ruffled Man, dead - in his hand the THUMB DRIVE. Some noise in the brush, a set of dirty boots. A GLOVED HAND reaches down and takes the thumb drive - SLIDES AN ENVELOPE into the dead man’s jacket. 16 EXT. BY WOLF TRAP - OLYMPIC STATE PARK - LATER (D1) 16 Bob Lee walks, his steps barely making a sound, his M40A5 wrapped and hung across his back. He finds the BROKEN CHAIN of the WOLF TRAP, sees a small blood trail, follows it. He can hear the DRUNK HUNTERS -- 17 EXT. DEEPER IN FOREST - OLYMPIC STATE PARK - LATER (D1) 17 Bob Lee tracks the WOLF, he moves silently, following BROKEN BRANCHES, small spots of BLOOD. Bob Lee comes around a tree and the WOLF SURPRISES HIM, it was silent until Bob Lee came upon it - it GROWLS, BACK HAIR UP, MOUTH OPEN, TEETH exposed. Bob Lee can see it’s hurt, scared and angry. It moves to attack Bob Lee -- Bob Lee QUICK DRAWS his sidearm, FIRES TWICE - two DARTS STICK in the WOLF’S NECK, it slows quickly, then drops. Bob Lee approaches, the wolf is woozy, on its side. BOB LEE Easy, not here to hurt you. Bob Lee pulls on gloves, YANKS THE TEETH of the TRAP OPEN, pulls the medieval device off the wolf. He pulls a SYRINGE of ANTIBIOTIC, inserts it into the wolf’s leg -- BOB LEE (CONT’D) Little something in case you get an infection - you’ll be right as rain in a day. (CONTINUED) Shooter 'Pilot' Teaser Yellow (mm/dd/yyyy) 5.